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“Le Petit Commerce”, Bordeaux France

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The Petit Commerce, a bistro specializing in seafood, reminds me of two points regarding the city of Bordeaux that are not necessarily the first that come to mind when I think of this capital of wine. First, Bordeaux is a port city and as such, has a rich culinary tradition surrounding fish and shellfish.   […]

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The Petit Commerce, a bistro specializing in seafood, reminds me of two points regarding the city of Bordeaux that are not necessarily the first that come to mind when I think of this capital of wine. First, Bordeaux is a port city and as such, has a rich culinary tradition surrounding fish and shellfish.  

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Cooking Classes

October 2013 Cooking Class: French Kitchen Basics

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What: “French Kitchen Basics” Cooking Class, Demonstration and Supper presented by Chef James Drohman (each session limited to 16 students). When: Three different sessions of this class will be offered: Wednesday October 16, 2013, 6:30pm to 9:30pm Sunday October 20, 2013, 1pm to 4pm Wednesday October 23, 2013, 6:30pm to 9:30pm Location:  the Kitchen at

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What: “French Kitchen Basics” Cooking Class, Demonstration and Supper presented by Chef James Drohman (each session limited to 16 students). When: Three different sessions of this class will be offered: Wednesday October 16, 2013, 6:30pm to 9:30pm Sunday October 20, 2013, 1pm to 4pm Wednesday October 23, 2013, 6:30pm to 9:30pm Location:  the Kitchen at

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Hurry and get your tickets for Bite Nite

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This Thursday’s Bite Nite event to support Yes on 522 has just been recommended by The Stranger in their Stranger Suggests section…which means tickets are likely to fly out the door.  Beat the crowd and get your tickets now.

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This Thursday’s Bite Nite event to support Yes on 522 has just been recommended by The Stranger in their Stranger Suggests section…which means tickets are likely to fly out the door.  Beat the crowd and get your tickets now.

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Cafe Presse

Fundraiser for Green Plate Special

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What:  Benefit for Green Plate Special at the Corner Table When:  Tuesday September 24, 2013, 6:30pm Where:  The back room at Cafe Presse Cafe Presse is proud to Welcome Green Plate Special to the Corner Table! We are pleased to announce that the September 2013 Corner Table Dinner at Cafe Presse will be a fundraising

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What:  Benefit for Green Plate Special at the Corner Table When:  Tuesday September 24, 2013, 6:30pm Where:  The back room at Cafe Presse Cafe Presse is proud to Welcome Green Plate Special to the Corner Table! We are pleased to announce that the September 2013 Corner Table Dinner at Cafe Presse will be a fundraising

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Le Pichet and Cafe Presse open Labor Day

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Cafe Presse and Le Pichet will be open regular hours to serve you on Labor Day Monday September 2, 2013…See you there!   Cafe Presse  7am to 2am Le Pichet      8am to Midnight

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Cafe Presse and Le Pichet will be open regular hours to serve you on Labor Day Monday September 2, 2013…See you there!   Cafe Presse  7am to 2am Le Pichet      8am to Midnight

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Food in the News

Tomatoes engineered for flavor

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A friend recently forwarded me this article by Kenneth Chang in the NY Times which discusses efforts by scientists at the University of Florida’s Institute for Plant Innovation to built a better tasting tomato that can still be mass marketed.  In this case, the methods to be used are plain old selective breeding, backed up

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A friend recently forwarded me this article by Kenneth Chang in the NY Times which discusses efforts by scientists at the University of Florida’s Institute for Plant Innovation to built a better tasting tomato that can still be mass marketed.  In this case, the methods to be used are plain old selective breeding, backed up

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Le Pichet on Eater.com

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Lately, I have had the odd experience of people, some I know and some I don’t, coming up to me and saying “Hey great interview on Eater”.   The surprise is not that so many people read Eater.com…as a person past 50, I have come to accept that there are a lot of people who read

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Lately, I have had the odd experience of people, some I know and some I don’t, coming up to me and saying “Hey great interview on Eater”.   The surprise is not that so many people read Eater.com…as a person past 50, I have come to accept that there are a lot of people who read

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Cafe Presse | Le Pichet

Bite Nite to support Yes on 522

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This November, Washingtonians will have a chance to vote on I522, an initiative that would require labels for Genetically Engineered Food.  Le Pichet and Cafe Presse hope that you will consider attending this important event to support Yes on 522!  Please click here to purchase tickets.

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This November, Washingtonians will have a chance to vote on I522, an initiative that would require labels for Genetically Engineered Food.  Le Pichet and Cafe Presse hope that you will consider attending this important event to support Yes on 522!  Please click here to purchase tickets.

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Cafe Presse

Join us Monday for a Conversation about I522

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Where:  The back room at Café Presse When:  Monday August 26, from 5:30pm to 6:30pm Please join us tonight, Monday August 26, 2013 for another Conversation about Washington State’s I522, which would require labeling of foods containing genetically engineered ingredients. Don’t know anything about GMOs but would like to?  Have questions about GMOs or I522? 

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Where:  The back room at Café Presse When:  Monday August 26, from 5:30pm to 6:30pm Please join us tonight, Monday August 26, 2013 for another Conversation about Washington State’s I522, which would require labeling of foods containing genetically engineered ingredients. Don’t know anything about GMOs but would like to?  Have questions about GMOs or I522? 

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“La Belle Auberge”, Castegnede, France

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Having grown up reading Elisabeth David, I have always been enchanted with her descriptions of the auberges that populated the countryside of France when she first visited in the 1940’s.  The kind of place that one happens across when driving way off the beaten path, where a lunch of well cooked local fish, meat and

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Having grown up reading Elisabeth David, I have always been enchanted with her descriptions of the auberges that populated the countryside of France when she first visited in the 1940’s.  The kind of place that one happens across when driving way off the beaten path, where a lunch of well cooked local fish, meat and

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